St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-07-09

gently asked England to consent 10 pos'-
ponement until the 4th of July OF the iorN
mer ratification of the Anglo-Iurklsh hgyp
tan convention, and that England mao coii~
sented. 1t is stated that Ahmed Moukhtar'
the Turkish commissioner in Egypt, mas
heard that the Sultan will refuse to ratlly
the Egyptian convention. French d,S-
patches from Constantinople assert that the
Sultan has been induced to sign the conVen"
ton by the representations of his ministers
that France acquiesced in such action.
The committee appointed to inquire into
the position of foreigners in France re-
Jected the proposal to tax all foreigners
after having heard Minister Flourens' views
on the subject. A proposal was then made
that foreigners shall be obliged to declare
their domicile in order to insure identity
and subject them to the same taxes as are
imposed upon Frenchmen exempt from
military service. NJ. Flourens said that the
new proposal did not appear to be contrary
to existing commercial treaties.
In the French Chamber of Deputies
NJ. Labordere moved that the Senate be
elected by universal suffrage, and asked
urgency for the motion. Premier Rouvler
and M. Raynal opposed the motion, saying
that such measure would result in the
suppression of the Senate, whose existence
was desirable. A motion for urgency was
rejected by vote of 81 to 2O5.
The Pope has postponed the visit of Mgr.
Persico and Mgr. Gualdi to Ireland, because
of the representations made to the Vatican
by Cardinal Manning and Archbishop
Walsh Tho mission nrGoro7 with
view to obtain a report based on personal OBJ
servation of the political and social condi-
ton of the Irish people Cardinal Manning
and Archbishop Walsh have convinced the
Pope that an intervention on his part in
Irish affairs just now would be inexpedient,
and would produce bad impression.
The government has decided to close the
report stage of the Irish crimes bill, and to
ask the House to proceed with the bill daily
until it passes the third reading.
It is reported from Troy, N. Y, that a citi-
zen of Glens Falls claims to have discovered
"a mountain of coap' in Warren county, in
the vicinity of the North creek. He has
taken to Glens Falls several pieces, one as
large as nail keg. The coal is smooth and
bright and makes splendid fuel.
W. II. Heard, colored pastor of the Mount
Zion Methodist Episcopal Church of Charles
ton, S. c., has complained to the interstate
commerce commission that he ard several
members of his congregation, having pur-
chased first-class tickets over the Georgia
railroad from Atlanta to Charleston, were
forbidden entry to the frst-class coaches and
compelled to ride in dirty and uncomforta-
l>eJr sol.
car.
The Augustana Synod of the Lutheran
Church in North America, in session at
Chicago, has adopted resolution warning
members of that church against joining or
in any wise supporting such associations, of
whatsoever name, which oppress their men,
bers by regulations prescribing the condi-
tions under which they shall work, buy or
sell.
The collector Of customs at New York has
investigated the case of the eighteen French
silk weavers landed at Castle Garden ON
June 26, and ordered that they be sent back
to France under the act of Congress prohibit
ing the importation of contract labor. The
investigation developed the fact that the
weavers were under contract. NJ. Chaffangon
will appeal to the courts for an injunction.
Two sections of a freight train on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad collided at
Barracksville, W. Va. Twelve cars were
wrecked, and four carfuls of cattle were
nearly all killed. John Jennings, engineer,
killed, and another train hand was severely
injured.
A temporary floor under the Concordia
Church, at Brockport, N. Y, gave way dur
ing service, precipitating large number of
persons into the cellar. About twenty per-
sons were injured, one perhaps mortally.
A two-and-a-half story wooden stable and
store-house in Boston collapsed under the
weight of goods in the upper story. Two
men were caught in the ruins and badly
injured.
The town Of Marshfeld, Wis, has been
almost entirely destroyed by fire. The loss
is estimated at 81 100000, and 1000 people are
homeless. The fire was started in a lumber
yard by spark from locomotive.
The business portion of Pullman, W. T.,
was damaged by fire to the extent of about
$4,000.
The planning mill of Barker & Rhine, at
Altoona, Pa, was burned. Loss, $4,000.
1ncendiarism is suspected.
Three grocers in New York have been fined
800 each for selling oleomargarine for butter
In the Criminal Court at Baltimore, Charles
W. Owens, Isaiah Waters, John Brandon
John B. sauner and William J. Byrne,
judges and clerks of election in the First
ward, convicted of fraud at the last munici-
pal election, were sentenced to two years
imprisonment. James FL. Hamlin, Judge of
election in the Eighteenth ward, was SEN
fenced to two years imprisonment and pay
ment of $1,000 fine. Henry Heintzerling
forfeited bis bail, and did not appear for SEN
tence.
Rupert Schmidt, the sculptor, disappeared
from his home in New York several days
ago. He wrote to his wife from Staten
Island that she was tired ofife," and he has
not been heard of since then.
A fight occurred in the Choctaw Nation,
Indian territory, between sheriff's posse
and gang of horse thieves, in which two Of
the latter were killed and three wounded.
A three-story frame buildingsin Chicago
the lower part occupied as livery stable